$ stty erase ^H

should sort you out.

-----Original Message-----
From: Georges Heinesch <ghmlist@ibm.net>
To: port-amiga@netbsd.org <port-amiga@netbsd.org>
Date: 31 August 1998 17:21
Subject: backspace & delete


>Starting NetBSD 1.3 with /bin/sh and the default optione ('ims', which
>can be shown with 'echo $-').
>
>When using the backspace-key in the console, it deletes the character
>left of the cursor, which is correct.
>
>When using the delete-key in the console, it prints '^H' instead of
>deleting the character right of the cursor.
>
>When using the those keys in sh started from xterm, it's exactly
>opposite! The backspace-key prints a '^H' and the delete-key deletes
>the character left of the cursor.
>
>- Why is xterm acting opposite of the console?
>
>- How can I convince /bin/sh to react on the delete-key like AmigaOS
>  does (deleting the character right of the cursor)?
>
>--
>Cu  Georges Heinesch, Luxembourg
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